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(21079) 1991 RR17

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(21079) 1991 RR17

Summary

(21079) 1991 RR17 is an asteroid[1]. (21079) 1991 RR17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21079) 1991 RR17 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17 followed (21078) 1991 RR16[6].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17 was followed by (21080) 1991 RD18[7].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RR17[10].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GZ52[11].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 PU19[12].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 11, 1991[13].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[14].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1566919'}[15].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1597131641993885'}[16].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[17].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.53'}[18].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.33954'}[19].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.333501267500587'}[20].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.59'}[21].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1674.059150667321'}[22].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.01930'}[23].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.813029689622977'}[24].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7609029'}[25].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.759189835766087'}[26].
  • (21079) 1991 RR17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.194'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21079) 1991 RR17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21079) 1991 RR17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21079) 1991 RR17 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (21078) 1991 RR16
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.59'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1674.059150667321'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.78053'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.9086384651584'}
    Aliases → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21079) 1991 آر آر 17]]"
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